Japan has launched a navigation satellite on its flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a precise positioning system ...

the Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday. With snow also forecast for Tokyo's 23 wards and other flat areas, the agency is warning of possible traffic disruptions caused by snow and icy roads.

The Japan Meteorological Agency forecasts snow in central Tokyo and surrounding areas on Sunday. Agency officials say a cold air mass will flow in as a low-pressure system with a front moves east ...

Japan plans to launch two more in order to have a seven-satellite system by March 2026 so it does not need to rely on foreign services.

KAGOSHIMA--A massive eruption occurred at Mount Sakurajima here on the evening of July 24, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue the highest alert urging residents to evacuate. The ...

As of 9 p.m., the storm was traveling approximately 80 kilometers east-northeast of Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, and was essentially "stationary," according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Tokyo: Japan on Sunday launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket as the country seeks to have a more precise location positioning system of its own. The H3 rocket carrying the ...

Himawari-8 and -9 are geostationary weather satellites operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). They are successors to JMA’s Multi-functional Transport Satellite (MTSAT) series, offering ...

In particular, single-day values can fluctuate markedly because of daily weather patterns ... microwave sensors on polar-orbiting satellites operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

For example, Keith’s own instrument-designs are today used on the European Space Agency ‘Galileo’ constellation and on Japanese Meteorological satellites to measure the hazardous high energy electron ...